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Four undergraduate students have been named David L. Boren scholars
The scholarships will provide up to $20,000 for Pitt’s winners to study in Brazil, China, South Korea and Tanzania.
Lauren Jonkman was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for her work in Namibia
The Pitt assistant professor will support the development of a primary care clinical pharmacy practice at the University of Namibia School of Pharmacy.
Samara Joy Nielsen will head Pitt's new nutrition science bachelor's program
The undergraduate major will be offered to students beginning in 2019.
Warren Ruder received an award to develop smart biomaterials
The assistant professor of bioengineering earned National Science Foundation funding through 2020.
Pitt-developed innovations win chancellor's commercialization funding
Faculty from the Swanson School of Engineering and the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences were awarded a total of $25,000.
Pitt-Greensburg was named a 2017-18 College of Distinction
For the second consecutive year, the regional campus was honored for its innovative application of high-impact educational practices.
Pitt-Greensburg women's basketball was ranked third in its division for academic honors
The Bobcats posted a 3.647 team GPA, only 0.0026 points away from first place.
Evan Waxman was recognized for medical student education
The annual honor is given by the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Margaret Rosenzweig won the 2017 PNC Caring Award
The professor of nursing was selected for her involvement in the community and encouraging diversity in the health sciences.
4 Pitt researchers received New Initiatives grants from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation
The two teams will study how pollen can transmit viruses between plants and wiring for quantum computers.
Chandralekha Singh co-led the International Conference on Women in Physics
The professor was one of two team leaders of the U.S. delegation at the July conference.
2 Pitt regional campuses made the best northeastern colleges list
The Princeton Review has included Bradford on the list for 14 consecutive years and Johnstown, 12.
Ryan McDonough has been named Pitt-Bradford's new sports information director
He will serve as primary contact for the school's 13 Division III sports.
The National Institutes of Health renewed funding for Pitt's Cardiovascular Bioengineering Training Program
The Swanson School of Engineering program will receive $1.9 million over the next five years.
Amanda Poholek earned an American Lung Association Biomedical Research Grant
The assistant professor in the School of Medicine will receive $40,000 to study the causes of allergic asthma.
Chuck Perfetti was elected to the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences
The distinguished professor of psychology and Learning Research and Development Center director was recognized for his legacy of scholastic contribution.
Gary Kohanbash received a grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation
The neuro-oncology researcher at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh will study immunotherapy for ependymomas, the third most common kind of brain tumor in youths.
William E. Klunk received the 2017 Zaven Khachaturian Award from the Alzheimer’s Association
Klunk is a distinguished professor of psychiatry and neurology and the Levidow-Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Disorders.
Pitt students and alumnus win Germany's Graduate Scholarships for Study
Sofia Beatriz Vera Rojas, Thomas A. Elvins and Alex R. Lederer will study and conduct research with support from the nation's Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst.
Barbara A. Epstein is president of the Medical Library Association
The director of the University's Health Sciences Library System will lead the organization's more than 2,700 members.
